Medical Ethics Medical records

1. School of Medical and Allied Sciences
Course Code: BMLS1005 Course Name: Medical Law & Ethics
Faculty Name: A. Vamsi Kumar Program Name: B.Sc. MLT
UNIT - 3
Topic
Ownership of Medical records & Confidentiality privilege
communication

2. Sem – 1 Course overview
Sl. No
Course Code Name of the Course
Faculty Name
1 BMLS1001 Introduction to National Healthcare Delivery System in India D. Srinivasa Rao
2 BMLS1002 BASic computers and information Science
Ms. Heena Kharna
3 BLLUCT1001 Professional Communication –1 Priyanka
4 BMLS1004 Medical Terminology, Record keeping A. Sankar
5 BMLS1005 Medical Law and Ethics A. Vamsi Kumar
6 BMLS1006 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety A. Vamsi Kumar
7 BMLS1007 Professionalism and values A. Vamsi Kumar
8 BMLS1009
Principals of Management with special reference to Medical Laboratory
Science (MLS) management D. Srinivasa Rao
9 BMLS1010 Community orientation and clinical visit D. Srinivasa Rao
10 BMLS1051 BASic computers and information Science – Practical Ms. Heena Kharna
11 BMLS1053 Medical Terminology, Record keeping - practical A. Sankar
12 BMLS1054 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety - practical A. Vamsi Kumar
13 BMLS1056
Principals of Management with special reference to Medical Laboratory
Science (MLS) management-Practical P. Yashwanth
14 BLEUCT1002 Creative / Liberal Arts Mr Santanu Mukerji
15 BCEUCT1002 WASte Management Dr. Shafat Ahmad Khan

3. Syllabus Overview
Unit 1
Medical ethics, Code of conduct Definition & Basic principles of medical
ethics
Number of
Lecture Hours
6
Medical ethics - Definition - Goal - Scope, Introduction to Code of conduct, Basic principles of medical
ethics – Confidentiality
Unit 2
Malpractice and negligence, Autonomy and informed consent & Care of
the terminally ill-
Number
of Lecture
Hours
6
Malpractice and negligence - Rational and irrational drug therapy, Autonomy and informed consent -
Right of patients, Care of the terminally ill- Euthanasia
Unit 3
Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records Number
of Lecture
Hours
6
Organ transplantation, Medico legal aspects of medical records – Medico legal case and type- Records
and document related to MLC - ownership of medical records - Confidentiality Privilege communication
- Release of medical information - Unauthorized disclosure - retention of medical records - other
various aspects.
Unit 4
Professional Indemnity insurance policy Number of Lecture Hours 6
Development of standardized protocol to avoid near miss or sentinel events
Unit 5 Obtaining an informed consent. Number of Lecture Hours 6
Ethics in the profession of Medical Laboratory Science

4. Text Books
1 Apply their knowledge on medical ethics
2 Explain Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records
3 Explain Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records
4
5
Reference Textbooks

54. References
https://www2.slideshare.net/NcDas/orag-of-med-
record#:~:text=OWNERSHIP%20OF%20RECORDS%20The%20medical,For%20education%2C%20r
esearch%20%26%20information.
https://www2.slideshare.net/ghaiath/lecture-13-privacy-confidentiality-and-medical-records-
70531684

55. YouTube videos
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAe4yIlDwI4&t=14s
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOEJpBQErc